Welcome to the Reed Ranch!: Christmas Celebration!

We had a wonderful Christmas celebration yesterday... filled with love and laughter and family and friends! Allen (and Frisco) showed up first... and Allen brought a beautiful array of his handmade ceramics for everyone to choose from.... here's just a few of them...

These "animals" are actually great napkin ring holders... very clever!

Here's a cute little tea pot.. next to a unique coffee mug...

The photo doesn't do this justice.. the bowl was absolutely amazing....

wish you could see the blend of colors better.

David and Holly and Brayden walked in shortly after and as usual just having Brayden here is gift enough for us! And look at this darling outfit Holly bought for him to wear ... very appropriate and true...

Who needs SANTA when I have Grandma!

Janet, Jerry's sister was here to enjoy the day with us, as well as the Banners, Claire Geoff and Noah. Later Caleb came with his soon to be bride (six days to go!) Rebekah.... what an exciting day for us! And a wonderful surprise my friend Arzu came too... what a fun day to have her here with my family as she has become so dear to me.

And of course obviously SANTA had been here already... he dropped several things off for everyone!

I fixed our traditional Chicken and Beef Enchiladas with beans and rice.... and of course we had an abundance of desserts too! The dessert table starts with my HBJC carrot cake.... get it...Happy Birthday Jesus Christ... after all.. it was HIS party!

The table setting awaits... see those stamping tables come in handy... not only do they come in handy for Bunco game night.. but also Christmas Dinner spread!

Jerry had a darling Christmas Train and Track set up for Brayden to play with... ok it really was for Jerry to play with... complete with train whistle and Christmas music... if you look really close you can see they both have matching socks on too!!!

Brayden spent Christmas Eve with his Grandfather Don and Grandma Darlene who got him this darling "Jeep" walker... he just loved it and it came in really handy to have for Brayden to sit in...

Just look at this expression!!!!

Here's Frisco enjoying his new toy too!

For the past month or so Jerry's been working on this beautiful wood project for Brayden.. it's a wooden jigsaw puzzle of a barnyard scene.. complete with barn, tractor and trailer and some farm animals... Holly and David just loved it.

Jerry's explaining to Holly that each animal is made out of a different type of wood.... she said it was her absolute favorite Brayden toy... what a compliment!

He even made a shelf for it so they can mount it in Brayden's room... after all it will be awhile before he can really play with it. I'll show it better in m blog tomorrow....

Think Geoff enjoyed the "Beer Batter in a Beer Bottle" that Jerry got him....

This is my absolute favorite Christmas picture....

now doesn't Brayden look like he's saying..

"He's my grandpa and he rocks!"

Claire is lovin' up on Brayden too....

Together they open his Thomas Train book set.... he just loves Thomas!

Gosh I remember when Noah was that small.... but now he's nearly tallest of all!... here he is all smiles with his new PS3 game.... Call of Duty!

Janet's holding Brayden now.. and Claire's back for more tickles....

and to give him his gift...

It's Poky Puppy and his First Christmas... Bryaden LOVES books.. these are perfect!

Good golly miss molly... baby's got a new pair of shoes!!! oh yes and a ball rattle...

Remember Allen bought a new home this past summer... so he got lots of great things for it.. here he's opening a new weed wacker that Geoff and Claire got him!